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Systematically Structured Evidence Searching (Advanced)

03/06/26
Royal Papworth Hospital Knowledge & Library Service
MS Teams
9:30am - 10:30am
This session will help you to understand the principles of designing a systematically structured evidence/literature search and the databases available to you via your NHS OpenAthens. It will help you conduct your own evidence/literature search and show how a PRISMA flowchart succinctly records the de-duplication, screening and exclusion processes applied as you purposely reduce the number of records returned by your search.
• Define the search question • Structure a search using planning framework, e.g. PICO • Understand search terminology, e.g. Boolean operators and truncation • Map search concepts to database thesaurus terms • Utilise proximity searching when appropriate • How a PRISMA flowchart systematically records the de-duplication, screening, and exclusion processes
Revalidation
This skills session has no organisation restrictions
This skills session is restricted to the following jobs:
The following job roles in the group Additional Clinical Services:
ACS Associate Practitioner
ACS Counsellor
ACS Health Care Assistant
ACS Health/Education Advisor
ACS Mental Health Practitioner
ACS Nursing Associate
ACS Occupational Therapy Assistant
ACS ODP
ACS PALS
ACS Phlebotomist
ACS Physician Assistant
ACS Physiotherapy Assistant
ACS Play Specialist
ACS Pre-reg Pharmacist
ACS Rehabilitation Assistant
ACS Support Worker (Health)
ACS Trainee Practitioner
Additional Clinical Services (General)
The following job roles in the group Additional Professional Scientific & Technical:
Additional Professional, Scientific & Technical (General)
APST Advanced Clinical Practitioner
APST Chaplain
APST Clinical Psychologist
APST Lecturer/Teacher
APST Pharmacist
APST Physician Associate
APST Psychotherapist
APST Social Worker
APST Technician (Laboratory)
APST Youth Worker
Administrative & Clerical
The following job roles in the group AHPs & Paramedics:
AHP Advanced Clinical Practitioner
AHP Audiologist
AHP Chiropodist/Podiatrist
AHP Dietician/Nutritionist
AHP Occupational Therapist
AHP Orthoptist/Optometrist
AHP Paramedic
AHP Physiotherapist
AHP Radiographer
AHP Speech & Language Therapist
Allied Health Professionals (General)
The following job roles in the group Estates & Ancillary:
E&A Catering and Hospitality
E&A Engineer
E&A Housekeeper
E&A Sterile Services
Estates and Ancillary (General)
Healthcare Scientists
Medical & Dental
The following job roles in the group Nursing & Midwifery:
N&M Advanced Practitioner Nurse
N&M Community Nurse
N&M Community Practitioner Nurse
N&M Director of Nursing
N&M Health Visitor
N&M Mental Health Nurse
N&M Midwife
N&M Midwife Consultant
N&M Midwife Manager
N&M Midwife Specialist Practitioner
N&M Military Nurse
N&M Modern Matron
N&M Nurse Consultant
N&M Nurse Manager
N&M Sister/Charge Nurse
N&M Specialist Nurse Practitioner
N&M Staff Nurse
Nursing and Midwifery (General)
Other ESR
The following job roles in the group Student:
Student (General)
Student, AHP
Student, Medical (not Drs F1, F2, ST1-5)
Student, Midwifery
Student, Military
Student, Nursing
Student, Physician Associate
Student, Radiography
Student, Scientific & Technical
Students, Psychology